Umeda Sky Building
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Umeda Sky Building is a landmark high-rise complex in Osaka, Japan, known for its striking twin-tower design connected by a rooftop observatory with panoramic city views.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umeda Sky Building canonical | 12 |
| 梅田スカイビル | 2 |
| Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory | 1 |
| Umeda Sky Building observation facilities | 1 |
| Umeda Sky Building twin towers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T438582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Umeda Sky Building Context triple: [Osaka Station, near, Umeda Sky Building]
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A.
Shibuya Hikarie
Shibuya Hikarie is a major high-rise commercial complex in Tokyo known for its shopping, dining, cultural facilities, and direct connection to Shibuya Station.
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B.
Grand Front Osaka
Grand Front Osaka is a large, modern commercial and business complex in Osaka featuring shopping malls, offices, restaurants, event spaces, and hotels.
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C.
Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo
The Dai-Ichi Seimei Building in Tokyo is a historic office building best known for serving as General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.
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D.
Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
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E.
Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi is a major shopping and entertainment district in central Osaka, Japan, known for its covered arcade, fashion boutiques, and vibrant nightlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Umeda Sky Building Target entity description: Umeda Sky Building is a landmark high-rise complex in Osaka, Japan, known for its striking twin-tower design connected by a rooftop observatory with panoramic city views.
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A.
Shibuya Hikarie
Shibuya Hikarie is a major high-rise commercial complex in Tokyo known for its shopping, dining, cultural facilities, and direct connection to Shibuya Station.
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B.
Grand Front Osaka
Grand Front Osaka is a large, modern commercial and business complex in Osaka featuring shopping malls, offices, restaurants, event spaces, and hotels.
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C.
Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo
The Dai-Ichi Seimei Building in Tokyo is a historic office building best known for serving as General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.
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D.
Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
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E.
Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi is a major shopping and entertainment district in central Osaka, Japan, known for its covered arcade, fashion boutiques, and vibrant nightlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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observation tower ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
High-tech architecture
ⓘ
Metabolist-influenced architecture ⓘ |
| basementLevels | 2 ⓘ |
| cityPanoramaView | Osaka ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developer |
Hankyu Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Hankyu Railway
|
| featuredIn | The Guardian list of top 20 buildings around the world ⓘ |
| floorCount | 40 ⓘ |
| function |
office building
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Hiroshi Hara ⓘ |
| hasElevator | yes ⓘ |
| hasEscalator | yes ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
うめだスカイビル
ⓘ
梅田スカイビル ⓘ
linked to:
Umeda Sky Building
|
| hasObservationDeck | Floating Garden Observatory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Floating Garden Observatory
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Sky Walk rooftop corridor ⓘ escalators in the air ⓘ two main towers ⓘ underground market Takimi Koji ⓘ |
| height |
173 m
ⓘ
568 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Kita-ku, Osaka ⓘ Osaka ⓘ Osaka Prefecture ⓘ Umeda district ⓘ |
| material |
glass
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| near |
Osaka Station
ⓘ
Umeda Station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
panoramic city views
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rooftop observatory ⓘ suspended escalators between towers ⓘ twin-tower design ⓘ |
| observationDeckHeight | about 170 m ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| owner |
Hankyu Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Hankyu Railway
|
| roofType | open-air observatory ⓘ |
| touristStatus | major tourist attraction in Osaka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Umeda Sky Building Description of subject: Umeda Sky Building is a landmark high-rise complex in Osaka, Japan, known for its striking twin-tower design connected by a rooftop observatory with panoramic city views.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Umeda Sky Building
linked to: Umeda Sky Building
linked to: Umeda Sky Building
linked to: Umeda Sky Building
subject linked to:
Osaka and Kyoto
subject linked to:
Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan